Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind

These books provide examples of Habit #2, Begin with the End in Mind.

*Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss

• A lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, so she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

*Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica

• Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.

*Powerless by Matthew Cody

• Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them.

The Report Card by Andrew Clements

• Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.

*Swimmy by Leo Lionni

• Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to protect a school of small red fish from their natural enemies.

When I Grow Up by Sean Covey

• After her grandmother reads her a story about growing up, Allie imagines what she will be like when she is grown.